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A room is flooded with the smell of fresh coffee, painted in warm tones with soft lighting and the sound of acoustic music lifting throughout the room.
No, you're not in a coffee shop on Bardstown Road in Louisville. You're at the Bridge Acoustic Café at the Nexus building of The Bridge Community Church on Wilson Road near Elizabethtown.
The Bridge Acoustic Cafe is a place where any music lover in the community can gather for coffee and music once a month.
A guy takes a pill that helps him access all of his brain to be able to think quickly, react on instinct and remember everything he's ever read or seen in his life.
Sound familiar?
Bradley Cooper's "Limitless" is a dumb down, less sophisticated and almost actionless version of television's "Chuck." Also, I might note, not nearly as funny.
It is so wonderful to have my column for St. Patrick's Day actually on St. Patrick's Day.
With my Lasley heritage, I do have Irish blood, so I hope you enjoy the recipes I have selected for you if not for dinner tonight, maybe this weekend or even next year. Just file them away. All of today's recipes came from www.allrecipes.com.
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I know some people have gone gaga over Lady Gaga, but I think it's time to get real here. Despite the dramatic overtones of everything she does, is there any talent there?
I won't approach this from a moral or ethical standpoint, but there are issues to discuss there. I mean, come on, she did an interview on "Good Morning America" in an outfit she said was inspired by a condom.
I want to look at her from a musical standpoint.
Is her flair for the dramatic masking the fact that she lacks musical talent?
Barbara Watkins of Bonnieville sent me this recipe for Corn Flake Candies last year, but I didn't get around to making it until several weeks ago.
While some ministers play golf, fish or hunt, Chuck Walker, pastor of St. James Catholic Church in Elizabethtown, likes to play the harmonica in the Waste Band, he said.
Some weekends he'll play in the band on Saturday nights and then get up for Mass on Sunday morning.
"This Waste Band thing is a nice, clean, relaxing and entertaining way to relieve a little stress and enjoy the company of others —in the band and in the audience," he said.
A singing elephant and dancing monkey might ring-a-bell-a-phant or seem too funky, but it's all in fun for an iconic cat, a cat in a hat, if you can imagine that.
"Seussical, Jr." takes children's book characters from page to stage as members of Allegro Dance Theatre in Radcliff prepare for their performance in the upcoming musical production. The play brings to life characters and stories based on works by Theodor Seuss Geisel, who wrote under the name Dr. Seuss.
"Battle Los Angeles" hit theaters over the weekend, but unfortunately it was missing Elizabethtown native Amy Dudgeon. Her scene was cut from the final edit of the film.
The film follows a group of Marines as they engage technically advanced alien invaders while trying to evacuate a few citizens from hostile territory in Los Angeles. Most of the film is filled with doom and gloom as the aliens seek to wipeout mankind for our resources.
If you are thinking that sounds familiar, you're right.
As a reviewer, I have to separate my personal feelings about a film from the review and critique it based on the film's quality, or lack there of.
In saying that, I will be upfront and admit I have philosophical and theological problems with some concepts in "The Adjustment Bureau" and the film's view on deity.
But looking past that, "The Adjustment Bureau" has entertainment value and a convincing performance by Matt Damon ("True Grit").
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The musical "Oklahoma" will be sweeping into the Hardin County Playhouse season in June, but first the musical needs a cast.
Auditions for "Oklahoma" will be held 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Plum Alley Theater in the Historic State Theater complex in Elizabethtown.
"Oklahoma" is a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that takes place in the Oklahoma Territory in the early 1900s. It was originally staged in 1943 and was turned into a film in 1955.


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- For Angela: Her very own Angela bobble-head, a calendar of babies playing instruments or sports, and toys for her cats.
Michael & Sara, "Prison Break"
Talk about a couple that's living on the edge. Michael is now a fugitive on the run; determined to clear his brother's name. Sara is just trying to stay alive and find Michael. Who knew that a doctor and an inmate could fall in love…in the slammer?
Will they make it? Yes -- provided that they both stay alive this season! Hiding out might make it hard for these two to find the right gifts for each other -- but hey, it's the thought that counts.
Valentine's Day Gift Guide:
- For Michael: evidence that his brother was framed by the government, a paper crane with a secret message, and the words, "I love you."
- For Sara: evidence her father was murdered, a phone call to let her know he's alive, and a promise that they'll be together soon.
Sawyer & Kate, "Lost"
Last we saw these two rebels without a cause, they had just sealed the deal in the polar bear cages. But can their love survive the season and can the escape "the Others"?
Will they make it? Maybe. It all depends on where Dr. Jack Shepard ends up.
Valentine's Day Gift Guide:
- For Sawyer: three words -- "I love you," an escape, a gun, a shower, and a hot meal.
- For Kate: her miniature airplane figurine, a shower, a hot meal, and the truth about Sawyer's past.

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Portable bellows-operated musical instrument. The first concertina was patented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in London in 1829, and he later produced an instrument with full chromatic capacity. Like the accordion, its sound is produced by free reeds, but it uses buttons rather than keys. The very similar Argentinian bandoneon is square rather than hexagonal.
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quote:Except when I was counting there were just as many lurkers who voted for 2 as voted for 1..
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quote: I say keep the same colors with the new logo
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By Kelly McClure in Arts on Nov 07, 2009
So what have you been up to for the past few years of your life? Did you happen to make a massively important documentary that explores the controversy over what the Bible has to say about homosexuality being a sin? NO? Well Chicago filmmaker Ky Dickens did.
For the past few years, Ky and Producer/PR lady Kristen Kaza traveled from city to small town, to armpit of the world in order to interview common folk and religious leaders from both the team gay and team 'you're going to hell' spectrum of this long running debate. The result of their filming and research is a documentary called Fish Out of Water.
Fish out of Water combines interviews with queers from various cities with information heard directly from the sources of religious leaders who dispel the age-old myth that only angels, not fairies, can truly earn their wings.
If you should happen to live in or around the Chicago area, you can catch the Windy City premiere of Fish Out of Water at the Music Box Theater this Sunday (11/8) where it's being shown as part of the Reeling Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Added bonus to the film = an original score by Kaki King, and animation sequences that break down the heavy bits, provided by Chicago illustrator Kyle Harter. Oh, and I'm totally in this movie. Just sayin'.
Tickets can be purchased here: http://reelingfilmfestival.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=222515
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The Knights of Columbus announced today that officials from a supplemental tribunal of the Archdiocese of Hartford –of which Fr. McGivney was a parish priest- formally sent a new report to the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The information gathered by the tribunal included testimonies from witnesses to the supposed miracle as well as the statements of several medical doctors about the circumstances surrounding the reported miracle.
The small ceremony in which the new report was signed and presented to Archbishop Henry Mansell was attended by Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, other Supreme Officers, three relatives of Father McGivney and a number of archdiocesan officials.
The submission of the new report "marks an important step forward. The Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints will now have valuable additional testimony that clarifies and adds significantly to the original submission," Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said.
"Father McGivney's beatification would be an important event," Anderson added, "not only for Knights of Columbus, but for the many thousands of parish priests who quietly do the Lord's work in parishes each day and regard him as an outstanding example for priests everywhere. In this 'Year for Priests' it is an especially appropriate step forward."
The cause for Father McGivney's sainthood was opened by Hartford Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin in December 1997. The cause was presented to the Vatican in 2000, and Pope Benedict XVI declared him "Venerable" in March, 2008.
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21 Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. | 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. |
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4 Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others. | 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. |
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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31 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded. | 31 "He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' " |
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Get to know the community of Western Springs with our Children's Theatre of Western Springs Spotlight feature.
This week, we meet Jonathan Jackson of Western Springs who joined the Children's Theatre in 2005, the summer before he entered fourth grade.
Q. Why did you join CTWS?
A. I had a ton of energy that my parents couldn't quite contain. Instead of another year of sports camp, my parents tried the arts. I have been hooked ever since.
Q. What made you discover your interest in theater?
A. I have always liked being the center of attention. I guess my parents thought it would be the right fit. It is one of the only places I have always looked forward going to every day.
Q. What is your favorite thing about theater?
A. I love how theater accepts anyone who wants to learn the craft. Other extracurricular activities sometimes exclude those who don't meet their standards, but this art is about sharing stories and furthering one's artistic expression.
Q. At CTWS, do you work on stage, behind the scenes, or both? Name some roles/crews that were your favorite.
A. Throughout the years I have worked both on and offstage. My most recent onstage role was Angel in "Rent" but more recently I have had the privilege to co-direct the CTWS High School Repertory Company's Spring Show, "Shel's Shorts." Every role, on or offstage, is exciting and I honestly cannot choose just one favorite moment.
Q. What is your favorite thing about CTWS?
A. I love the sense of community the theater possesses. Each person is respected, no matter the age or experience, and comes together to create beautiful stories to share with the surrounding areas.
Q. Do you see yourself continuing to act?
A. Yes! I am studying Musical Theatre at Columbia College Chicago this upcoming fall.
Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A. I hope to one day be an actor or possibly even comedy writer. I've been told from time to time I'm pretty funny.
Q. What is your dream role?
A. I don't have a dream role. Every role is amazing in its own way and has shaped me somehow. I only hope to continue to add onto the list in the near future.
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Take Your Love to the Next Level
Now you begin to understand that all the romantic yearning in your head, all the dreams of 'a happy forever after' with your prince charming are a distraction, a dangerous poison because they tell you to look for love where you cannot possibly find it. But who wants to have their illusions destroyed? Only those who are seeking a deeper truth.
All true and unconditional love that has ever been experienced by anyone
has arisen from inside!
This inner impulse to love usually is triggered by an external object, a lover for instance. Then to maintain it and deepen it is up to you. Once you have this internal focus you will not be so prone to want to control and manipulate your lover. Instead you may become sensitive to what awakens that love in you and what doesn't.
Worldly love is nothing more than the attempt to satisfy your desires. But now divine love begins to emerge in your heart. The energy of this love does not flow outward into the world but toward God (the God of your understanding) in you. There is always an unending supply of this love in your heart. The question is only this: do you know how to drink from this internal Source?
When your love has awakened on this new level you maintain your traditional roles as lover, spouse, parent or child, but you will begin to sense that you are loving God through your different relationships. When that vision develops you can begin to see that human love is not separate from Divine love because human beings are the channels through which this higher love is expressed.
When you begin to fill your mind with uplifting thoughts generated by spiritual practice—and at the same time decrease the old pain and negative conditioning of your mind, then you are developing your capacity for goodness, magnanimity, generosity and unconditional love. Now you begin to be able and qualified to have the kind of relationship you have been dreaming about.
With this fundamental change of realizing the hopelessness of trying to grasp love from external objects and instead developing your inner capacity to love for the sake of love, you begin to be able to taste more subtle spiritual feelings. As you explore and practice this inner capacity for sublime love, it will grow surprisingly quickly and become a powerful and irresistible force.
Now, instead of hoping for the perfect lover to come to you, you are becoming that perfect lover instead. As you become capable of giving to you and others the love you always hungered to receive, your loving becomes independent, free and rich beyond your wildest dreams, and eventually it becomes universal.
This great and sublime capacity in you rests on a secret. It is the realization that lover and beloved are one. This is the end of fear and the secret of Mahavidya, the great wisdom or revelation of oneness.


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Indie Rom-Coms Now Have a Formula And That's a Dangerous Thing
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on December 18, 2012 | Comments (6)It's nothing new to say that the term "independent filmmaking" has come to no longer reference the actual practice of making films outside the studio system, and alerts more directly to an aesthetic of hipness. That the cute-and-quirky consecutive multi-Oscar nominees Little Miss Sunshine and Juno were similarly marketed by Fox Searchlight as "independent films" despite the fact that the former was actually produced independently and the latter was funded by studio dollars, effectively put the nail in the coffin for actual independent filmmaking to have any meaningful visibility. Meanwhile, first-time directors who make their name at Sundance like Marc Webb, Doug Liman, and Seth Gordon quickly reveal themselves to be aspiring directors-for-hire rather than anti-Hollywood renegades. Tom DiCillo, Hal Hartley, and Jim Jarmusch seem ever more like naïve, idealist relics each passing year. It's clear what the blurring of the lines between independence and studio filmmaking has meant for the mainstream: as my friend and colleague Josh Coonrod pointed out last week, it renders "platform release" synonymous with "independent," it means that movies featuring Bradley Cooper and Bruce Willis are the top competitors at the "Independent" Spirit Awards (see the John Cassavetes Award for actual independents), and it means that Quentin Tarantino is, for some reason, still considered an independent filmmaker. American independent filmmaking has lost its ideological reason for being. But when it comes to films that are actually independently financed – films for whom the moniker is less an appeal toward cultural capital and more an accurate […]
Review: 'Save The Date' Is Standard Sundance Fare With a Wasted Comedic Cast
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on December 13, 2012 | Be the First To CommentEditor's note: Save the Date arrives in theaters this Friday. RSVP now with a re-run of our Sundance review, originally posted on January 25, 2012. It would be foolish to deny that there is a certain kind of "Sundance romance" film – minor affairs that chronicle the beautiful and directionless as they stumble through the motions in an attempt to find something real. Most of the time, these films take place somewhere in East Los Angeles (Echo Park, Silverlake, Los Feliz), and usually there's someone in a band. There is always a bevy of navel-gazing that occurs. Meeting those criteria for this year's festival is Michael Mohan's Save the Date. The film centers on a pair of sisters (Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie, charmers both) who have very different expectations of and desires for love. Caplan's Sarah is a commitment-phobe who is about to move in with her long-term boyfriend (Geoffrey Arend as Kevin), while Brie's Beth is about to marry Kevin's best friend and bandmate, Andrew (Martin Starr). Cue conflicts.
'Save the Date' Trailer Packs the One-Two Punch of Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie
Movie News By Nathan Adams on October 19, 2012 | Comments (1)Will film audiences ever tire of watching indie romances about twenty-somethings struggling to find love set against the backdrop of their struggling to break into creative fields? Or is there something just so satisfying about wallowing in other people's struggles and acknowledging that you're not the only one who's completely confused about life that we'll continue to line up for these movies time and time again? Filmmaker Michael Mohan is clearly betting on the latter notion, because his latest project, Save the Date, looks like every romance about confused young people that you've ever seen. There are a few big reasons why his work could be a step above the last couple you've seen though, a few reasons that look a lot like Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr, Geoffrey Arend, and Mark Webber. Caplan has been putting in strong supporting performances for years now, so the chance to see her step up and take the lead should be a pleasant one. And Alison Brie, this girl is so beloved that an entire Internet subculture has sprung up around celebrating just how amazing she is. Strong casting there, indeed.
Experience Sundance 2012: Growing Up with Josh Radnor, Headaches, Penning, and Standard Fare
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on January 24, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWe'll make this brief, dear readers – today has been a strange day. Since that first day (the one where I showed up to the airport without my driver's license which, PS, is still missing), things have been relatively drama-free. Sure, both sleep levels and real meal levels are low, but most everything else is on the up and up. Except for some movies. Oof.
Sundance 2012: Kate's 10 Most Anticipated Films
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on January 18, 2012 | Be the First To CommentThe annual week I spend in sleepy Park City, Utah, carousing with the rest of the online film criticism glitterati, eating criminally overpriced pizza, barely sleeping, and consistently worrying about early on-set frostbite is my favorite week of the year. Not just for the pals, the pizza, and the sleep deprivation, but for (shockingly!) the movies. I've been lucky enough to see some truly great stuff at Sundance over the past two years – The Freebie, Winter's Bone, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and Take Shelter all come to mind quite quickly, particularly because those films all stuck with me long enough to make it on to my top ten lists for their respective years. That's staying power, and that's the power of Sundance – seeing films in January that stay top-of-mind (and top-of-top-ten-list) for eleven months (and beyond). So which films from this year's Sundance will prove to be long-range winners? While I can certainly make some very educated guesses, there's no way to know for sure until my eyeballs meet Park City's theater screens. That said, it's probably safe to assume my ultimate favorite is somewhere on the following list of my ten most anticipated films for this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance is many things – cold temperatures, snow, memorizing the shuttle schedule, training your body to take two hour "naps" each night, Simon Baker stopping your delirious self from walking into on-coming traffic on Main Street (a true, and embarrassing, story), but most importantly – it's about movies. The Sundance Film Festival is the first big film festival of the year and as such, it never fails to set the bar high with standout programming from premiere features to moving documentaries to midnight scare-a-thons. With an impressive (and at times overwhelming) slate of films to choose from, I narrowed down the films that seem to be getting the most buzz already and are popping up on people's "must-see" lists. Of course there will probably be a film or two here that do not live up to expectations while there is also a good chance that I have left something out that will end up being a standout at this year's festival, but it is that unpredictability that's part of the fun. Stay tuned to FSR as Kate Erbland and I head to Park City this weekend to take in as many of these titles as we can and report back on whether they live up to the hype and what should stay on your must-see lists as these films (fingers crossed) get picked up for distribution over the next eleven days. A mix of features and documentaries, comedies and horror, this list features both actors and filmmakers returning to Sundance and […]
Sundance 2012: Know Your Dueling Lizzy Caplan-Starring Wedding-Themed Premieres
Film Festivals By Kate Erbland on January 14, 2012 | Comments (1)It's the year of Lizzy Caplan. Such a bold proclamation is based entirely on the fact that the Party Down and Mean Girls star has two films world premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival, an exciting feat for any actress, but doubly so for an up-and-coming comedic gem like Caplan whose two lady-centric films are bowing in a post-Bridesmaids world. Last year's big it-girls, Elizabeth Olsen and Brit Marling, faced a somewhat similar situation – both came to the festival with two films to hype (Olsen had Martha Marcy May Marlene and Silent House, Marling turned up with Sound of My Voice and Another Earth). But even Olsen and Marling didn't have the same challenge Caplan has to deal with this year when it comes to her work in Save the Date and Bachelorette – two films, two starring roles, two projects both about weddings. Madness! How the heck will we ever tell these two films apart? Well, with this handy comparison of every relevant bit of information (and even some not-so-relevant bits) on each film, we will. Consider them Lizzy Caplan Sundance Film Festival Flash Cards. Study up and get your best wedding outfit/snowsuit prepped (hint: use fur).
'Save the Date' Makes Me Do Just That by Assembling an Amazing Cast
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on June 3, 2011 | Comments (2)There's a new romantic comedy in the works, and the cast that it's assembled so far is an awesome mix of people I love from Judd Apatow shows, people I love from Party Down, and girls that I have crushes on (with some Mad Men connections thrown in for good measure). Save the Date is based on characters from the graphic novels of Jeffrey Brown. Brown's comic work is smaller, more autobiographical than the super hero stuff that typically gets adapted from the world of sequential art. This story is about two sisters, one who is relatively unconcerned about the future and is therefore dating a musician, and another who is obsessed with planning her upcoming wedding down to every detail. Michael Mohan will be co-writing with Brown and directing. But that's not really the exciting part of this news for me. The exciting part is the cast.
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1 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are in God the Father, enfolded in His love, and kept for Jesus Christ, and called. | 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: |
2 May mercy, peace and love be abundantly granted to you. | 2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. |
3 Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people. | 3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. |
4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed--men spoken of in ancient writings as pre-destined to this condemnation--ungodly men, who pervert the grace of our God into an excuse for immorality, and disown Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord. | 4 For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. |
5 I desire to remind you--although the whole matter is already familiar to you--that the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt, but afterwards destroyed those who had no faith. | 5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. |
6 And angels--those who did not keep the position originally assigned to them, but deserted their own proper abode--He reserves in everlasting bonds, in darkness, in preparation for the judgement of the great day. | 6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. |
7 So also Sodom and Gomorrah--and the neighboring towns in the same manner--having been guilty of gross fornication and having gone astray in pursuit of unnatural vice, are now before us as a specimen of the fire of the Ages in the punishment which they are undergoing. | 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. |
8 Yet in just the same way these dreamers also pollute the body, while they set authority at naught and speak evil of dignities. | 8 In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings. |
9 But Michael the Archangel, when contending with the Devil and arguing with him about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce judgement on him in abusive terms, but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you." | 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" |
10 Yet these men are abusive in matters of which they know nothing, and in things which, like the brutes, they understand instinctively--in all these they corrupt themselves. | 10 Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals--these are the very things that destroy them. |
11 Alas for them; for they have followed in the steps of Cain; for the sake of gain they have rushed on headlong in the evil ways of Balaam; and have perished in rebellion like that of Korah! | 11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion. |
12 These men--sunken rocks! --are those who share the pleasure of your love-feasts, unrestrained by fear while caring only for themselves; clouds without water, driven away by the winds; trees that cast their fruit, barren, doubly dead, uprooted; | 12 These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm--shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted--twice dead. |
13 wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom is reserved dense darkness of age-long duration. | 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. |
14 It was also about these that Enoch, who belonged to the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "The Lord has come, attended by myriads of His people, to execute judgement upon all, | 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones |
15 and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds which in their ungodliness they have committed, and of all the hard words which they, ungodly sinners as they are, have spoken against Him." | 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him." |
16 These men are murmurers, ever bemoaning their lot. Their lives are guided by their evil passions, and their mouths are full of big, boastful words, while they treat individual men with admiring reverence for the sake of the advantage they can gain. | 16 These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage. |
17 But as for you, my dearly-loved friends, remember the words that before now were spoken by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ-- | 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. |
18 how they declared to you, "In the last times there shall be scoffers, obeying only their own ungodly passions." | 18 They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires." |
19 These are those who cause divisions. They are men of the world, wholly unspiritual. | 19 These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. |
20 But you, my dearly-loved friends, building yourselves up on the basis of your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, | 20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. |
21 must keep yourselves safe in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ which will result in the Life of the Ages. | 21 Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. |
22 Some, when they argue with you, you must endeavor to convince; | 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; |
23 others you must try to save, as brands plucked from the flames; and on others look with pity mingled with fear, while you hate every trace of their sin. | 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. |
24 But to Him who is able to keep you safe from stumbling, and cause you to stand in the presence of His glory free from blemish and full of exultant joy-- | 24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- |
25 to the only God our Saviour--through Jesus Christ our Lord, be ascribed glory, majesty, might, and authority, as it was before all time, is now, and shall be to all the Ages! Amen. | 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. |
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Newborn Tests That Save Lives
Tests to Prepare For
On October 26, 1997, Jana Monaco, of Woodbridge, Virginia, gave birth to her third child -- a healthy 8-pound-12-ounce son. When Stephen was 3 1/2 years old, he came down with what seemed to be a normal stomach bug. It wasn't until Jana found Stephen with his teeth clenched tightly and his body as floppy as a rag doll's that she knew something far more serious was ailing him. Within two days, Stephen was in a coma, on a ventilator, and not expected to live. The cause was isovaleric acidemia, a rare metabolic condition, characterized by an inability to process certain proteins, which was present when Stephen was born. If detected early, treatment, including supplements and a special diet, can help keep kids healthy.
At the time, the state of Virginia did not routinely screen newborns for that disorder, so Stephen's life-threatening condition went undetected. This information shocked his parents. "I said, 'You mean to tell me that if Stephen had gotten on the right diet from the start he could have been okay?'" explains Monaco. "Knowing that what happened to Stephen could have been easily prevented really compounded the tragedy."
Early Detection Makes All the Difference
The contrast between kids who receive early diagnosis and treatment for this condition and those who don't is evident in the Monaco family: Stephen survived with severe brain damage. Now 8 years old, he is in a wheelchair, unable to speak, and eats through a tube. His younger sister, Caroline, was tested prenatally and diagnosed with the same disorder, but she's a normal 3-year-old today because of early intervention.
The Monacos' story is a perfect example of the benefits of screening newborns and the consequences of not testing. "Newborn screening of babies is one of the most important things we can do," says R. Rodney Howell, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. "By identifying babies that look healthy but have one of these disorders, and by starting treatment, we can dramatically improve and even save their lives." Here's a look at the current situation in newborn screening and what you can do to ensure that your precious baby receives the tests she needs.


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Do you have a Minecraft & Lego lover? Check this out!
I had no idea they even made Minecraft Legos. My dses are going to flip!
http://search2.lego.com/?q=minecraft&lang=2057&cc=US |
OMG my son will just DIE
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I find it funny that it costs more than the game. But oh yes my son will love this thanks!
Oh no now "santa" will have to revamp her list. :)
Awesome!! Thanks for posting this. Hopefully they'll get more in stock soon!!
OMG, I'm looking at your link thinking Xmas when DS runs up behind me..."what is that!!" I exit fast! He says what did you type in to get there? He is 6, I change the subject, Bedtime! Big sigh of relief, I think I am OK. I WILL be ordering those!
I discovered them about a month ago and everyone has been sold out. Have my fingers crossed that they get restocked before Christmas.
Last I checked out of stock till mid Oct.... im hoping I can catch for ds 10 .
It's already on my son's wish list. :) Very cool.
I got him a Minecraft periodic table tshirt for his birthday. He's going to love it! |
I showed this to my dd and she was like "oh yeah, old news" :rotfl: so I asked her of my dses knew about them and she said yes. What?! They knew about them and haven't asked for them. I guess I just made a $70 mistake :rotfl:
I'm sure they will love them, but I thought I was going to get the most awesome mom award for finding them :sad1: I hope everyone who has a kid with these on their lists can find them. |
Don't be jealous but...we got these this summer!
Any other minecraft items out there? My ds 10 loves the game.
Yay! Just placed an order for one to be given to my DS11 for Xmas. He just recently got interested in Minecraft over the Summer so this will be so cool.
thinkgeek (or thinkgeek at amazon) has a few things. I got my son the periodic table shirt, like I said, but they had other cool shirts, too. Let's see, I remember seeing foam pick axes, can't remember a lot else except for tshirts off the top of my head. |
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I have made this recipe many times. I've used it with the Dark Chocolate Souffles and I've used it to make ice cream. I also use the ice cream with a base of chocolate brownie, scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of ganache. Amazing! This recipe never disappoints.
The cardamom creme anglaise was fantastic, absolutely top-notch. Would be a great accompaniment to many desserts. I wasn't particularly pleased with the individual soufflés paired with this recipe. I used 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered cardamom instead of 2 tablespoons of crushed pods.
This is absolutely delicious. I made one mistake by purchasing crushed cardamom and still using 2 tbsp. So there was a lot in it but still tasty.
I made this to go with the chocolate souffles -- which were also great --but the cardamon creme really stole the show. This sauce would go well with any dark chocolate dessert.
I made this to go with some Chocolate Lava Cakes I made. It was delicious - a perfect compliment to the eh warm chocolate. I used the leftovers to make ice cream, yummers!! This is a keeper.
My guests raved about this. They all thought it had a peppermint candy taste and couldn't guess the cardamon.
oh, and to add: a previous reviewer said to strain the cardamom out after a few hours because the flavor was too strong... i totally disagree. i left the pods in for a full 24 hours and i thought the flavor was delightful. but, as they say, in matters of taste, there is no argument... i might agree with other reviewers that it is quite sweet, and might cut the sugar in the future, but it's certainly not cloying. the recipe is lovely as it stands.


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The Rev. Bill and Lonie B. Keever, Johnson City, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Mr. Keever retired from the U.S. Navy after 23 years of service and has served 21 years in the church.
Mrs. Keever is the former Lonie Smithpeters. She is an Avon representative.
Ken and Diane DeLoach, Elizabethton, will celebrate their 30th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.
The couple were married on Nov. 20, 1981, at Hales Chapel Church, Gray.
Mrs. DeLoach is the former Diane Weese.
The couple have three children, Bryan DeLoach and wife Dawn of Gray, Shanna DeLoach Roark of Johnson City, and Donna DeLoach of Elizabethton; and five grandchildren, Harleigh, Kendal, Gage and Lola DeLoach and Gavin Roark.
Charles and Grace Dempsey, 600 Williams Lane, Butler, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
The couple were married on Nov. 20, 1951, in Johnson City by the Rev. J. Bishop.
Mr. Dempsey served two years in the Navy and is retired from the Social Security Administration, where he worked for 31 years.
Mrs. Dempsey is the former Grace Elizabeth Love. She is a homemaker and an accomplished artist.
The couple have two children, Dru Dempsey and husband Michael J. Ackroyd of Knoxville, and Gregg Dempsey and wife Sharron of Kinston, N.C.; three grandchildren, Cheryl Hederstrom, Jonathan Sykes and Leslie Dempsey; and four great-grandchildren, Paul, Grace, Hanna and Olivia Hederstrom.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Stafford, Limestone, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a recent trip to Las Vegas.
The couple were married on Nov. 7, 1986, by the late Rev. J.B. Stills.
Mr. Stafford is employed by the U.S. Postal Service.
Mrs. Stafford is the former Lesa Gilbert. She is employed by Greeneville City Schools.
The couple have two children, Adam and Abigail Stafford, both of Limestone.
Jack and Phyllis Meece, 2309 Eagle Drive, celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. They were treated to a week in Savannah, Ga., by their children, Dave and Debbie Wortman.
The couple were married on Nov. 11, 1945, in Decatur, Ill., at First United Church.
Mr. Meece served on the U.S.S. Colorado in the Navy during World War II. He was a photographer for 16 years, and retired after 20 years as owner of a luggage and leather goods store.
Mrs. Meece retired as co-owner of the store.
The couple have three children, Terry Meece and wife Monica of Ooltewah, Debra Wortman and husband Dave of Elizabethton, the late Pam Johnson; seven grandchildren, Jack Meece and wife Lori of Knoxville, Mindi and husband Dr. James Hurst of Knoxville, Tyler Meece and wife Becca of Virginia, Nathan Johnson of the Island of Guam, Amy Streuer and husband Darin of Covington, Ind., Tiffany Jones and husband Toby of Elizabethton, and Lindsey Wortman of Johnson City; and eight great-grandchildren, Ethan, Addison and Macy Streuer, Caroline James Hurst, Skylar and Savannah Meece, and Riley and Ryan Jones.


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Gokool says
if the question(where we hv o.inventory) does not tell you which method to use(either fifo or avco),which one do we use?
John Moffat says
It depends what information you are given.
For FIFO, you need to know the % complete for each cost in the opening WIP. If you are not given this then you cannot do FIFO and it has to be AVCO.
For AVCO, you do not need the % complete, but you do need to know the value of the opening WIP split between the individual costs (materials, conversion costs etc.). If you are not given the values then it cannot be AVCO and it has to be FIFO.
(If you are given all of the above information, then the question will specify whether it is FIFO or AVCO)
Marianne says
I am trying to complete question 9 in Chapter 12 of the lecture notes. It does not show in the answer how the answer is got. Can you please advise me how this is done?
John Moffat says
Because we are using FIFO we need to know how many units were started and finished during the period.
It is 12,000 units. (14,000 were finished, but 2000 had already been started in the previous period).Then we need to know the cost per unit for materials and for conv costs.
For materials, WIP is always 100% finished for materials, and so we spent $51,000 on 15,000 units (opening WIP needed no more materials; 12,000 with full work need full material; 3,000 closing WIP need full materials)
So the cost per unit for materials is $51,000 / 15,000 = $3.40.For conversion cost, we spent $193,170. The effective units were: finishing the WIP – 40% work this period to finish opening WIP of 2000 units is 800 units. Done completely 12,000 units. 30% work this period to start the 3000 closing WIP is 900 units.
So total effective units is 800 + 12000 + 900 = 13,700
So the cost per unit for conv costs is 193170 / 13700 = $14.10Finally, to value the closing WIP:
Materials: 100% finished so 3,000 units x $3.40 = $10,200
Conv costs: 30% finished so 3,000 units x 30% x $14.10 = $12,690Total = $22,890
tijani says
Oh! I cant waiting to destroy this exams on 11th December 2013. My body is aching me for a distinctive pass. thanks to OT team
hamzaakber says
Hello greetings teacher, there are no lectures of job batch and service costing? There is a chapter in the text book.
John Moffat says
They do not need separate lectures. The thinking needed is covered in the other lectures.
Have a read of the chapter in your text book and you will see what I mean.
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you are such generous people to do it all free. i wonder if adverts make you enough for living. to support the site i will definatly visit adverts. I am very very thankful to the whole open tuition team. if i pass, the credit is your. Best wishes.
balaj says
in the exam can we use the method which we feel is easier ? as avco is easier then fifo
does it mention the paper which method to use?-
yusraanis says
@balaj, its mentioned what method to be used its not like f3
maniali272 says
Hye I am in Pakistan so can I do my preparation for ACCA from opentuition lectures and notes.Are the papers and syllabus that are made for acca same all over the world?
NOKINOKI says
@maniali272, acca syllabus and papers are the same worldwide
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@NOKINOKI, Thanks
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A Scottish gamer has traded in his racquet for a
railgun, with a change of career from professional tennis player to pro gamer. David Kinnaird, a new recruit for UK pro
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of training and the fact that many people see it as just a hobby are all common factors, yet people are more likely to
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After a long day at an out-of-town work conference, it might be nice to enjoy a drink and casual conversation at the hotel bar. Now, instead of taking the chance that your fellow guest will drone on and on about their love for all things animal print, consumers can find like-minded guests they actually want to talk to connect with, but not in the "let's take this to your room" context. [More]
87-Year-Old Inventor Of Computer Password Keeps His On Sheets Of Paper
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MIT Club Plans To Give Students $100 Worth Of Bitcoin To See What They Purchase
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ABSTRACT: More than one fourth of children of HIV-infected mothers living in Kolkata city are not completely immunized by 12 months of age. This qualitative study aims to explore the barriers to immunization of these children as perceived by their caregivers and the local health care service providers. In-depth interviews were conducted after obtaining written informed consent. Audio recording and hand-recorded notes were used with permission. The transcripts were coded and analyzed using grounded theory. Deteriorating socioeconomic status, tightening of time schedule of caregivers due to illness in the family, stigma, discrimination, and lack of awareness about immunization prove to be major barriers for immunization of the HIV-exposed children. Interplay of these factors coupled with harassment and negative attitudes of service providers toward HIV-affected/HIV-infected people also impede immunization. The intervention efforts need to address these social barriers and adverse life events to improve immunization coverage.Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 05/2013; · 1.11 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: World Health Organization and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund have strongly recommended a sustained coverage of universal immunisation among all children against tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and measles. In India, these vaccines under the universal immunisation programme are made available absolutely free of cost to all children through the public health system. Information regarding immunisation coverage among HIV exposed children in India is still very limited. The objective of this study was to estimate the proportion of children of people living with HIV who had been completely immunised by the age of 12 months and to find predictors of complete immunisation. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area between 15 June and 14 September 2009 using a pre-structured interview schedule. Data were analysed from 256 care-givers of children (85.5% response rate) whose parents were randomly selected from the Bengal Network of HIV-positive people. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate and test associations of predictors with complete immunisation. The percentage of children of people living with HIV completely immunised at the age of 12 months was 73.0% (67.3% to 78.1%), which was not significantly different from that for all children at 12 months. Mothers having received antenatal care [OR (odds ratio): 7.29; 95% confidence intervals (CI): 2.39-22.25], mothers having postprimary education (OR: 3.37; 95% CI: 1.45-7.81), children of Hindu and Christian religion (OR: 3.74; 95% CI: 1.63-8.62), children not belonging to scheduled castes, tribes and 'other backward classes' (OR: 2.08; 95% CI: 1.02-4.25) were significant independent predictors of complete immunisation status of these children. This emphasises the imperative need for up-scaling of antenatal care among the pregnant mothers to ensure complete immunisation among their children. A special focus on girl child education should also be implemented to empower future mothers for a sustained improvement of child immunisation in the long-run. The current national immunisation programme should focus on the children from the Muslim community and those belonging to scheduled castes, tribes and other backward classes to improve coverage.Health & Social Care in the Community 07/2012; 20(6):645-52. · 1.15 Impact Factor
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We need a forum for Animal and Fish hybrids . Insect hybrids are a bit dangerous so we should exclude them . As homesteading is a forum we could all benefit from better livestock , companion animals, aquaculture, as well as plants . This is a small forum where discussions in creative genetics are most likely to take place . There are not a lot of postings lately. Please keep it serious and refrain from hateful comments . Thank You! |
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Don't know if this goes along with the topic, but I've often thought about crossing cattle until a much smaller breed could be achieved. (think sheep size. 200lbs top weight) So that smaller farms could enjoy beef and the cow milk without having to support a 1000lb animal. |
- Posted by farmfreedom (My Page) on Thu, Mar 25, 10 at 10:56
You may have something there . There are dwarf breeds of cattle I do not know how small they are. A goat is considered "a poor mans cow" . There are breeds of goats and sheep that give milk . Good Luck anyhow because they still do not taste like beef. |
I've seen "mini cows" and they top out at about 500lbs. Yet for my "thinking" that would still be too big. I actually love goat meat. Growing up I barely knew pork BBQ it was always goat. |
- Posted by farmfreedom (My Page) on Fri, Mar 26, 10 at 10:15
You may be better off with goats if you want something that small.The largest goat is the markhor 71 to 240 lb). But there was a guy in the 1960's who developed mini horses, donkeys and later mules . So you still could succeed . |
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We are already in the permitting stage of building our home in California. I'm not even sure we can change the layout of the oven and refrigerator but am wondering how much trouble it will be to have the wall oven and refrigerator next to each other. I had questioned my husband and the architect about it and was assured it would be okay, but I'm having doubts. Has anyone else done it? When we met with the architect, our purpose was to maximize the ocean view as much as possible. We will see the ocean from the window over the sink, the window next to the sink, and possibly from the window on the left of the cook top. We received the document from the architect of all the choices we have to make in the next few months about cabinets and appliances etc.. Feeling very overwhelmed at the moment. I'll try and post the layout. |
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- Posted by sjhockeyfan (My Page) on Fri, Dec 27, 13 at 11:32
We had a wall oven next to the refrigerator in our last house (SF Peninsula) for 26 years (pre-remodel and post-remodel) and it was not a problem at all. |
- Posted by live_wire_oak (My Page) on Fri, Dec 27, 13 at 13:49
While it's possible, the layout shown is not very user friendly. Like a lot of architect layouts. I bet your guy doesn't cook. It will be very pretty to look at though. Check with your husband about potentially making changes. If you can, now is the time to do it. Especially if you enjoy cooking. |
Mine are next to each other. They have been for 20 years before remodel and eight years after. Not a problem. If it were my kitchen, I would take a tiny inconvenience as a great tradeoff for all the ocean views. Just think: a few extra steps giving you a look out at the Pacific while you cook--priceless. |
I'd take a less than ideal layout for a die for view, but if the layout is bad, you won't be using it enough to enjoy the view when you can avoid it. I've had two kitchens so bad I nearly stopped cooking. Perhaps you don't cook and this is more for looks. I still think you can do better. Our kitchen was delayed by unrelated events, and that additional time spent thinking, researching and imagining led to one new appliance possibility and a couple of very important ideas. Best thing that happened to us. I'd spend some more time in planning. This is not a great kitchen to work in or to entertain in. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Fri, Dec 27, 13 at 17:28
Generally speaking, yes. But I would never have the hinge side of the door next to the oven. A friend of mine had a big dent put in her fridge door when someone opened the fridge and the oven door was down. At the housewarming party. $400 for a new door -- she lived with the dent |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Fri, Dec 27, 13 at 17:35
It's not going to function very well having all of those space wasting angles and barrier island to dance around all the time and the pinch point single entry and NO real prep space and....................... |
You've gotten some wise counsel on layout here, I urge you to hit the brakes and learn just how important are the comments of live-wire-oak and hollysprings. Yours is one of the prettiest drawings I've seen, and I love angles, but even I could see that the pinch point entry and lack of a place for prep were problematic. Is there a deck right outside that window above the sink? Couldn't be, because if there were you would surely have glass doors from the kitchen onto the deck, and a way to sit at the island or counter and look out towards the ocean, right? |
- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Fri, Dec 27, 13 at 19:26
If you're going to have them next to each other, you need to be careful in what appliances you pick. The handles on the oven need to be small-ish else the door of the fridge (if FD or SxS) will bang into the oven handles every time you open it. And you'll also have clearance issues on the left side with the pantry door. |
Please see your other thread (about prep space) for more information and a very important question we need answered b/f we can continue to advise you... Also, is it possible to show us the "view"/line of sight? If the ocean is in front, I would want windows where the cooktop is as well as the two corner windows. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Thread: Suggestions needed for best prep zone
Our existing layout is similar to yours where you have the pantry, then fridge, then double oven. Our sink is where your cooktop is (with dishwasher to the right, too), but we have a huge island and the cooktop is on there. The rest of the room is open. For us, it works. We plan on leaving the same layout when we redo the kitchen. And our sink area overlooks our backyard, which overlooks the mountains and golf course, so it is nice having a view there. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Sat, Dec 28, 13 at 13:20
If the guardrail is 42" high, and the counters are 36" high, there probably is a line cutting off the bottom six inches of your view anyway. We're redoing our kitchen now, and I've struggled with the architect who keeps wanting to block my view of our private garden, the tree tops, and the sky to the east and south. We don't have the ocean, but we want the feeling of light and openness. We'll have a deck, a rather low one, with cable railings much like sailboat lifelines. Our entire back wall to the deck will be tall plain windows, echoing the ones on 3 walls of our south-facing sun porch. Just saying. You might consider the oven LOW instead of up high. Sometimes we get so caught up in a symmetrically shaped structure that we don't see the forest for the trees. |
I would want a landing area next to the frig (as well as the oven). Could you swap frig or ovens with the microwave? Stick to your guns about what will work best for you (if you're the one doing most of the cooking in the kitchen). It's a lot easier to change things now rather than later (and less expensive). And I second the idea about having a window where the cooktop is . . . wouldn't it be great to have prep space there, overlooking the ocean, while you do the time consuming things like prepping? |
Thanks for the input-very helpful! I will use the other thread for my questions regarding layout, but I really just wanted to know about the fridge and wall oven. I'll post a layout with view of ocean in other thread. |
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InvestigateWest is announcing some exciting new changes!
With the departure next month of Executive Director and Editor Rita Hibbard, the InvestigateWest board is pleased to announce the Robert McClure, a co-founder as well as an award-winning environmental journalist, is succeeding Hibbard as acting Executive Director.
At the same time, Carol Smith, a co-founder and acclaimed social issues and health journalist, is moving into the role of acting Executive Editor.
"Robert will guide a growing, stable and exciting news organization into its next phase," said Hibbard, who is leaving to pursue other projects long put on hold by the demands of a thriving nonprofit newsroom. "As a co-founder, he profoundly understands the importance of what we do, and is in a great position to push it forward."
InvestigateWest is an independent, nonprofit investigative news organization founded in 2009 and based in Seattle. It is staffed by journalists with a track record of producing in-depth stories that produce change in public policy and practice. It has received funding from both national and regional foundations.
InvestigateWest's work resulted in three laws passed by the state Legislature in 2011, including two establishing worker safety and health rules after the publication of a story linking exposure of chemotherapy drugs to illness and death among health care workers, and another banning carcinogenic pavement sealant after InvestigateWest wrote about their widespread use.
"Carol also will bring her investigative and narrative skills to the fore in her new role," said Hibbard, who has been at the helm since InvestigateWest's launch. "She's a wonderful writer and journalist who will contribute hugely to the new organizational structure."
InvestigateWest board members are examining exciting, new opportunities for digital growth and revenue over the next three to five years. The board will hold a strategic planning session to map out InvestigateWest's editorial direction and deeper move into digital entrepreneurship, said Board President Brian Reich.
"There are some incredible opportunities for InvestigateWest to thrive and grow," Reich said. "Right now, you have an opportunity to do things differently and see a better result, and to expand our reach and deepen our impact. The timing to make these dramatic shifts in how organizations operate and interact has never been better."
Board member Brant Houston said the board is looking to the future.
"Rita has been a tremendous leader of InvestigateWest and we will deeply miss her," said board member Brant Houston. "But she has created a solid news organization and we look forward the next phase."
InvestigateWest distributes its stories on its own web site, through social media and in partnership with a wide variety of print, broadcast and online news organizations. This month InvestigateWest is moving into new quarters in the offices of KCTS. InvestigateWest and KCTS9 have partnered on two previous investigations and have others underway.
Equal Justice | December 2014
Grand jury reform propelled by Ferguson
With grand jury reform elsewhere focused on eliminating racial bias and curbing police use of force, Oregon is an outlier: It is one of just 14 states that do not regularly record the citizen grand juries that charge people with felonies.
Almost five years after police killed an unarmed black man in Portland and the Multnomah Co. district attorney petitioned for that grand jury to be recorded, lawmakers in Salem are lining up behind a reform bill to mandate recording statewide, InvestigateWest has learned.
Seafood | December 2014
Food fight pits iconic halibut against exports, fast food
A struggle in Alaska over shrinking supplies of halibut is threatening the iconic centerpiece fish in favor of cheaper exports, fast-food fillets and fish sticks.
At risk is most of the frozen supply that sustains restaurants, food-service companies and retail stores nationwide, such as Costco and Whole Foods. Lee van der Voo investigates.
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Environment | November 2014
How government and Boeing fought to curtail Duwamish River cleanup
It will take hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up the Duwamish River. But how clean is clean? And who decides?
Robert McClure looks at how lobbyists and community groups have squared off over the health of the waterway and its neighborhoods.
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Trafficking | October 2014
Gangs taking over Northwest child sex trade, say authorities
Authorities say organized gangs increasingly are trafficking children for sex in the Northwest, and even cooperating with each other to stymie police.
Meanwhile in Portland, the U.S. Attorney's Office has become the third most prolific nationally in securing indictments for trafficking children and adults for sex.
Photo: Oregon DOT/Flickr
Minimum Wage | August 2014
Washington struggles to help workers collect millions in stolen wages
"Everyone is aware that passing a $15 an hour minimum wage was historic," an advisor to Mayor Ed Murray and the Seattle City Council told InvestigateWest. "But if we cannot enforce that, we haven't accomplished much."
Based on a review of more than 20,000 wage theft complaints, hundreds of pages of reports and more than a dozen interviews, "Stolen Wages" shines a light on the dark world of pay violations in Seattle and across Washington.
Infrastructure | May 2014
Bridge Safety a Year After
I-5 Bridge Collapse
Party politics have thwarted bridge safety improvements, and an investigation drags on to decide how the trucking company, its escort car and the state may share blame. Yet a new mapping tool for truckers may offer hope, Jason Alcorn reports.
Infrastructure | May 2014
Inside the Box: The Price of Portable Classrooms
Portable, modular or relocatable classrooms — whatever you call them — are a necessity for cash-strapped schools.
But many portables become permanent fixtures, in place for decades at a time. Costly and insufficient, these aging structures burden the grid, frustrate teachers and administrators and compromise student health.
Environment | April 2014
Smoke and Numbers: Inside Green Claims for Burning Wood
Energizing our world with wood sounds so natural. And it has quickly become a multibillion-dollar industry as governments including British Columbia and the European Union turn to biomass to replace dirty old coal. Yet what we found when we dug into the coal-vs.-wood debate will surprise you.
Public Health | April 2014
How Will Washington Solve Its
Toxic-Fish Problem?
We update our 2013 series on Washington's estimated fish consumption rate with news of a private meeting where Gov. Jay Inslee and his advisers wrestled with how much to protect business versus consumers when it comes to water pollution in the fish we eat.
Consumer Safety | April 2014
Despite Deaths, Push to Open Roads to ATVs
Manufacturers put a warning sticker on every ATV sold: The vehicles aren't meant for roads. But a push to allow just that is rolling out across the country. Washington and three other states passed new laws in 2013, among 22 states to allow or expand ATV access to roads since 2004.
Wealth & Poverty | December 2013
Fishing Reform Drives Inequality
It's the unexpected catch in catch-share programs: A federal program that was supposed to help preserve and enhance the fishing economy in Kake, Alaska, has instead helped cause a severe decline. Meanwhile, 50 miles southeast, the town of Petersburg is booming.
The third part in our trilogy of fish stories examines the consequences catch-share policy where it was born, even as the model has been established in 14 other U.S. fisheries, encompassing dozens of species ranging from New England scallops to Pacific sole.
Public Health | September 2013
Exhaust Fouls Public Schools in Washington
Of the roughly 50,000 kids who will attend Seattle schools this fall, nearly 2,000 will hit the books in classrooms within 500 feet of Interstate 5, InvestigateWest has found. This despite a body of evidence dating back decades that highway air pollution can cause lifelong respiratory problems and asthma attacks and boost school absenteeism.
From Seattle to Spokane, what can be done to make sure schools are healthy places for kids?
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A look at Apple's international retail strategy
Asymco analyst Horace Dediu does a very good job of dissecting the Apple financial data released publicly to discover trends and tidbits of information. Today Dediu looked into Apple's international retail strategy and pulled out some tasty nuggets about Apple Stores.
Apple's rate of store openings is surprisingly slow, but Dediu goes on to point out that sales outside of Apple's retail channel are a much higher portion of the total than they were in 2007. The percentage of sales from Apple Stores has actually dropped from 17 percent in 2007 to 12 percent in 2012.
Dediu points out that while, currently, most Apple Stores are in the Americas, the company's strategy is to open more stores in other markets. Whereas almost 80 percent of store openings in 2007 were in the US, that number shrunk to about 15 percent in 2012. Dediu notes that, "It would seem reasonable therefore to expect that the priority for most, if not all, future openings should be outside the US to address the current sales/retail presence imbalance and to accomodate the bulk of future growth."
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- The Google Translate iOS app is about to get a lot smarter
- Dropbox adds file/folder renaming and Office document editing to iOS app
- Vizzywig 8xHD price tag now a very affordable $49.99
- Automatic targets teen drivers with License+ service